What contributed to February's cooling inflation 02:23. Inflation in February rose 2.8% on an annual basis, slightly lower than economists had forecast but continuing to signal that price hikes ...

These changes raise prices once but do not lead to higher inflation year after year. In fact, in the absence of stimulus, tariffs’ price impacts may be partially offset elsewhere in the economy.

Inflation barely budged in April as tariffs President Donald Trump implemented in the early part of the month had yet to show up in consumer prices, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

Economic Report Inflation rate slows again and almost hits Fed’s 2% goal, but trade wars could spoil the party Annual increase in Fed-favored PCE inflation index decelerates to 2.1% ...

The New York Fed's Survey of Consumer Expectations showed the one-year inflation outlook took a substantial dip in May, down to 3.2% — a 0.4 percentage point decrease from April.

Overall inflation came in at 2.5 percent, a level that sits well above the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target and has been more or less in place since November.